3D Print Case Studies

15projects

Field Reports

Ishibashi River Drainage District Conveyance Channel and Related New Construction Work (Section 5)

A construction 3D printer cut the overall schedule by 1.5 months and improved profitability! A channel-widening project that avoided disrupting the farming season

Shorter construction period76.7%

Fewer construction person-days80.0%

Shorter overall construction period1.5months

Case study

Gravity retaining wall

Ishibashi River Drainage District Conveyance Channel and Related New Construction Work (Section 5)

Client Komatsu City

FY2024 Noetsu Expressway Yamanoue District Road Improvement Work (Part 4)

A site-optimized curved shape that combines drainage performance with ease of construction

Shorter construction period60%

Labor savings50%

Catch basin

FY2024 Noetsu Expressway Yamanoue District Road Improvement Work (Part 4)

Client MLIT Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau, Noto Reconstruction Office

FY2022 Tedori River Todaisasa District Disaster Recovery Work (Part 2)

Rapid disaster recovery despite a labor shortage

Shorter construction period70%

Labor savings57%

Abutment-joint work

FY2022 Tedori River Todaisasa District Disaster Recovery Work (Part 2)

Client MLIT Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau, Kanazawa River and National Highway Office

A construction 3D printer cut the overall schedule by 1.5 months and improved profitability! A channel-widening project that avoided disrupting the farming season

Shorter construction period76.7%

Fewer construction person-days80.0%

Shorter overall construction period1.5months

Case study

Gravity retaining wall

Ishibashi River Drainage District Conveyance Channel and Related New Construction Work (Section 5)

Client Komatsu City

FY2022 Tedori River Tagoshima District Disaster Recovery Work

River appurtenances (abutment-joint work, fish ladders, etc.)

FY2022 Tedori River Tagoshima District Disaster Recovery Work

FY2022 Tedori River Todaisasa District Disaster Recovery Work (Part 2)

River appurtenances (abutment-joint work, fish ladders, etc.)

FY2022 Tedori River Todaisasa District Disaster Recovery Work (Part 2)

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: National Route 249 Road Clearance Work (Part 5)

Basins (incl. diversion, separation, junction and energy-dissipating basins)

2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: National Route 249 Road Clearance Work (Part 5)

Shibayamagata No. 5 Irrigation Canal Disaster Recovery Work

Basins (incl. diversion, separation, junction and energy-dissipating basins)

Shibayamagata No. 5 Irrigation Canal Disaster Recovery Work

FY2024 Noetsu Expressway Yamanoue District Road Improvement Work (Part 4)

Basins (incl. diversion, separation, junction and energy-dissipating basins)

FY2024 Noetsu Expressway Yamanoue District Road Improvement Work (Part 4)

Shibayamagata No. 5 Irrigation Canal Disaster Recovery Work

Noetsu Expressway Anamizu Road Restoration Work (Part 2)

Basins (incl. diversion, separation, junction and energy-dissipating basins)

Noetsu Expressway Anamizu Road Restoration Work (Part 2)

Kanazawa Nishi High School Second Field Development Work (Improvement)

Side ditch

Kanazawa Nishi High School Second Field Development Work (Improvement)

Client Central Civil Engineering General Office

Ishibashi River Drainage District Conveyance Channel and Related New Construction Work (Section 5)

Retaining walls (gravity, leaning-type, etc.)

Ishibashi River Drainage District Conveyance Channel and Related New Construction Work (Section 5)

Client Komatsu City Urban Creation Department, Inland Flood Countermeasures Office